# longed vs loved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### longed
*verb · IPA /ˈlɔŋd/ · frequency rank #26,496*
simple past and past participle of long

### loved
*verb · IPA /lʌvd/ · frequency rank #1,088*
simple past and past participle of love

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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